LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION? FAMOUS MID-CENTURY HOUSES

A historical district is not a static place and preservation does not mean a literal maintaining of an original. It also means preserving and encouraging to adapt and build with the values that have shaped the mid-century architecture. They can help shape the district in the future.

Cliff May, 760 Via Miguel, La Habra Heights, California

Coveney House, Philadelphia. Designed by Richard Neutra, 1959

Hooper House, Baltimore. Designed by Marcel Breuer,1959

Robie House, Chicago, 1909. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Gamble House, Pasadena 1909. Designed by Greene and Greene

Eames House, Pacific Palisades, 1949. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames

Model House, Harvey Park, Denver. Designed by Cliff May

Frank Lloyd Wright, Gordon House

Josep Eichler, Foster Residence, Granada Hills

Gropius House, designed by Walter Gropius, Lincoln MA, 1957

Frank Lloyd Wright, Rosenbaum House

Mies van der Rohe, Farnsworth House

House designed by Robert Rummer, Vista Brooke Subdivision